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Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

This article informs all Medicare providers and suppliers who requested and received Covid-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments (CAAPs) that we began recovering those payments as early as March 30, 2021, depending upon the 1 year anniversary of when you received your first payment. It also gives information on how to identify recovered payments. Please be sure your billing staff are aware that the recovery has begun, or will begin soon, but no sooner than 1 year from the date we issued the CAAP to you.

Using the Universal Employment Competencies for More!

Tuesday, April 13th, 2021 from 1:00-2:00pm EST

12 Central, 11 Mountain, 10 Pacific

Presenters: Erica Belois-Pacer and Katie Page

$10 APSE Members | $20 Non-Members

This session is pre-approved for 1 CESP CE Credits.

Register

 

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

APSE Research to Practice Series 2021

Thursday, April 29th, 2021 from 1:00-2:00pm EST

12 Central, 11 Mountain, 10 Pacific

Topic: “Differential Vocational Rehabilitation Service Patterns and Outcomes for Transition Age Youth”

Presenters: Cahit Kaya and Sharon Hsu

$10 APSE Members | $20 Non-Members

This session is pre-approved for 1 CESP CE Credits.

Register

Note: Live captioning and ASL will be available during all webinar broadcasts. An email will be sent after, confirming your attendance. If you can’t attend live, wait and the link will be posted on the APSE website to register after!

Please SAVE THE DATE for the next OMHSAS Provider / Provider Affiliate / Advocate / Consumer / Family Member stakeholder meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, April 20, 2021 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm.

This webinar will be directed towards Providers, Provider Associations and Consumers, Family Members, and Advocate stakeholders. The next webinar for Counties and County Affiliates is scheduled for Friday, April 9, 2021 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm. We ask stakeholders to join in only one monthly meeting, whichever one that would best suit their interests.

If you have suggestions for agenda topics, please submit them via email to OMHSAS by close of business on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. We will monitor the account and will reply to the sender if more information is needed. Please be advised that responses will not be provided if additional information is not needed.

Below is the webinar registration info for the April 2021 Provider / Provider Affiliate / Advocate / Consumer / Family Member Webinar, which will take place on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 3:00 pm. Please register for OMHSAS Provider/Advocate Stakeholder Meeting on Apr 20, 2021 3:00 PM EDT here.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. If you have any questions, please contact your RCPA Policy Director.

Pandemic Era Use of Telehealth Procedures in Pennsylvania

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 had a dramatic impact on the practice of behavioral health and other social services, which led many agencies to provide some or all their services via telehealth procedures. It has been reported that 80% of all behavioral health visits in the pandemic era have been virtual, with Medicare claims for telehealth services increasing from 13,000 per week to 1.4 million per week.

To gain Pennsylvania specific information regarding the use of telehealth procedures, RCPA, in partnership with Woods Services, surveyed members that utilized telehealth as part of their behavioral health and consumer engagement strategies during the pandemic. After a year of implementing telehealth as a primary mode of service delivery, the responses support the initial success of this modality – although there are ongoing challenges.

The survey data went through a detailed analysis by Woods Services, and an outcomes analysis report was developed that viewed the intersection of practitioner, consumer, and payer operational and fiscal metrics. The Executive Summary and Policy Recommendations provide a supportive foundation for RCPA’s ongoing efforts in creating a sustainable telehealth platform that will ensure equity and access to quality care in PA.

Please see the Full Report and the Executive Summary for review. For more information, please contact RCPA Children’s Division Director Jim Sharp.

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ODP COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar Now Available

The Office of Developmental Programs co-hosted a webinar with the Jewish Healthcare Foundation that explains the importance of COVID-19 vaccination from both the scientific and community perspectives. The one-hour webinar offers facts and information to help the participants make informed choices as well as to use when assisting others in their communities. This presentation also includes frank discussion of the losses that have been encountered by many as a result of COVID-19 infections. The presentation is one hour. To Watch this Webinar, click here.

RCPA is pleased to offer this informative training, presented by Karen Welton, Community Outreach and Resource Planning Specialist for the US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, and one of their investigation staff. Topics will include a general overview of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Section 14(c) requirements of the FLSA; Work Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requirements for certificate holders; and requirements for certificate holders with federal contracts under the SCA.

The training will be held Wednesday, May 5, 2021 via webcast from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. This training is FREE to RCPA members; non-members can attend for a fee of $50.

Register here for the training. For further information, contact Carol Ferenz.